Tuesday, September 08, 2020

One Hundred Thousands (one lac) Indian rupees compensation to victims family

 The case relates to the complainant of Dr. Lenin Raghuvansh who has sought intervention of the Commission towards the case of one Ram Jatan Banvasi, aged 48, who came in contact with a 11 KV electric wire in village Mardapur, District Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh on 21.07.2011 and sustained injuries.


Vide proceeding dated 25.11.2019, the Commission has observed and directed as under:-

“The Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, has not filed the requisite report despite being asked by the Commission vide letter dated 22.04.2019.

Therefore, the Registry to issue a reminder to the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, for filing of the compliance report alongwith proof of payment, within six weeks positively, failing which the Commission shall be constrained to excise its coercive power U/S 13 of Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.

Registry to send the copy of the proceedings dated 27.03.2019 to the aforesaid authority for his information and filing of requisite report.”

Pursuant to the directions of the Commission, the Principal Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, has filed his report dated 27.1.2020 with the copy of the report of the Director, Uttar Pradesh, Power Corporation Limited dated 23.1.2020 along with copy of the cheque and along with other annexures. The report reveals that the compensation of Rs. One lakh has been paid to Shri Ram Jatan Banvasi vide cheque no. 0888691 dated 20.1.2020 vide RTGS in his account no. 346602011006790. Shri Ram Jatan Banvasi has also filed an affidavit acknowledging the receipt.

The Commission has considered the report.

Since the directions of the Commission regarding payment of compensation of Rs. One lakh to the victim Ram Jatan Banvasi, has been complied ith, the Commission do not have any reason to disbelieve of the report of the public authority, therefore no further intervention of the Commission is required and the case is closed.

Case / File No : 30373/24/32/2011

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